[Yoo Choon-sik]Politicization, not multi-home owners, real issue

The expiration of the capital gains tax surcharge suspension for owners of multiple homes, arguably the signature real estate policy of the Lee Jae Myung administration since its inauguration in June 2025, finally took effect over the weekend. On the surface, the move was simply the scheduled end of a temporary suspension. Yet the process leading up to the decision, both within the government and across society, was far from transparently discussed. The capital gains tax surcharge system was fir

By The Korea Herald